Predator Reborn

Chapter 164 The end of the 117th Regiment (2)

As the bombardment ended, the Japanese troops slowly crawled out of the trenches. At this time, what came into view was the devastated position. Under the attack of the Eighth Route Army's powerful artillery fire, many trenches were buried again, and the machine gun positions that had been built were also destroyed.

Destroyed, corpses one after another, the wounded were dug out from the collapsed trenches...

The most serious losses were not the soldiers on the front line, but the artillery behind them. At this time, their combat effectiveness was less than 40% of what it was before the war, and they could only provide limited fire support to the infantry. The current artillery battalion captain can be said to exist in name only.

Because the remaining dozens of mortars have been assigned to various defensive positions in order to avoid being destroyed centrally again.

The surviving Japanese troops on the position began to get busy, building trenches and setting up machine gun positions... Each squad leader and squadron leader also went back and forth to tally the casualties of the previous shelling. Soon, the casualties were reported to the hands of the commander Okamoto. "Just now.

During the ten-minute shelling, the entire regiment lost a total of 159 soldiers, most of whom were artillerymen...

Different from the busyness on the Japanese positions, the Eighth Route Army positions were under the cover of the dark night and taking advantage of the opportunity of the Japanese army to repair the trenches. Each attacking force slowly moved towards the Japanese positions, trying to get as close as possible to the Japanese before attacking.

The first-line position reduces the assault distance of the troops and reduces the casualties of the troops. Otherwise, if the troops are exposed to the enemy's position and the enemy's precise marksmanship, the soldiers will not be able to bear the huge cost of casualties.

Of course, the Japanese were not so stupid as not to send sentries when repairing the trenches. At this time, an alert veteran among the third team at the forefront of the Japanese defense position did not dig trenches with an engineering shovel like the others. Instead, he

Holding the rifle tightly in his hand, he lay down in the trench and looked warily at the open space in front of the position.

Suddenly, a bright light appeared in his eyes. With his rich experience, he immediately guessed that it was caused by the reflection of the bayonet. Because, when the plane assisted in the battle in the afternoon, his team had cleared all the obstacles within 100 meters in front of the position.

After everything has been cleaned up, why is there the reflection of the bayonet now?

Thinking of this, the soldier's gun was already aimed there unconsciously. A "bang" gunshot broke the quiet battlefield. A sound of hitting the ground was heard from the place where the bright light just flashed. "Baga, the enemy."

Attack..." the soldier shouted loudly.

In fact, there was no need for him to shout. Just when his gunfire sounded, he had already best reminded the other Japanese soldiers. The Japanese soldiers in the trenches dropped their engineering shovels, grabbed the rifles next to them, and lay down in the trenches.

, open the safety of the rifle, load the bullet...

It was the most elite regiment and battalion of the independent brigade that were preparing to sneak attack the third Japanese team. The reason why the most powerful battalion was sent was because the headquarters decided to use this place as a breakthrough, with the first battalion as the leader, to break through the enemy's position.

, and then divided the Japanese army into two, divided and annihilated them.

However, the sneak attack plan was shattered by a gunshot on the Japanese position. Through the fire on the Japanese position, the battalion commander saw that the Japanese soldiers had dropped their engineering shovels and were ready for battle. He knew that there was no point in hiding.

. So, he immediately ordered the soldiers who were less than 100 meters away from the Japanese position to open fire.

"Comrades, charge!" the battalion commander shouted loudly, and with the soldiers behind him, he stood up, bent down, and rushed towards the Japs' position in a battle formation. At the same time, the Japs also fired a flare.

.Under the background of the flares, the figures of the soldiers were completely exposed in front of the Japanese position.

"Da da da... bang bang bang..." The Japanese's light machine guns and heavy machine guns opened fire one after another, and the soldiers who had just stood up fell into a pool of blood. Looking at the dense bullets of the Japanese, the soldiers had no choice but to lie on the ground again.

Looking at the corpses of more than a dozen soldiers in front of him, the battalion commander's heart ached. However, the attack has now reached 100 meters in front of the Japanese position. If he gives up, he doesn't know how many lives of soldiers will be sacrificed next time he attacks this position.

.

"Machine gun cover, hurry up, suppress the enemy's firepower, and charge again." The battalion commander shouted loudly to the machine gunner behind him, "The first company is ready to attack. The second and third companies will provide fire cover."

"Da da da..." The nine light machine guns of the first battalion opened fire. Immediately afterwards, the soldiers of the two companies also lay on the ground to provide fire cover. Under the dense rain of bullets, the Japanese firepower was obviously much weaker. Immediately afterwards,

The soldiers of Yilian jumped up, bent forward and charged forward. In these few seconds, after suffering the casualties of several soldiers, the Yilian successfully rushed out a distance of more than ten meters. However, next, the Yilian charging

The momentum suddenly slowly weakened, and there were more and more warriors at the end.

Even the firepower of the nine machine guns behind him gradually weakened. Looking back, he saw that only four of the nine light machine guns that were spitting out flames were still firing. The other several light machine guns were still firing.

All the machine guns were misfired. If you look carefully, you can see that several soldiers have been killed next to the machine guns.

It turns out that the muzzle flame of a light machine gun is the best target in the dark night. After the nine machine guns of the first battalion opened fire, the Japanese on the position obviously felt a lot of pressure, so they organized several sharpshooters.

Specialized in sniping and killing the machine gunners of the first battalion. In this way, under the sniping and killing of several Japanese sharpshooters, the firepower of the first battalion immediately weakened. In turn, the Japanese firepower became stronger. As the Japanese firepower continued to strengthen,

The charging company's attack momentum slowly weakened, and after suffering nearly a platoon's casualties, they reluctantly returned to their starting position.

"No, battalion commander, retreat quickly! The enemy's firepower is too fierce. We can't attack at all. We should return to the starting position first and think of a way to attack later. The soldiers have almost killed one company now. They are still

There are constant casualties, battalion commander, make a decision! We can’t rush anymore." The instructor’s voice came from behind the battalion commander.

"Okay, retreat." The battalion commander clenched his fists and ordered.

"Commander, the first battalion retreated. The enemy's firepower was very fierce, and the soldiers' marksmanship was very accurate. The machine gunners of the first battalion almost killed a platoon just now. The soldiers charged twice, and both suffered heavy casualties." Staff Sgt.

The chief came to Liu Hua's side and said.

"Chief of Staff, this is not the fault of the first battalion. I have seen the entire attack process. The distance the soldiers need to charge is too far. If the soldiers want to charge forward, they must sacrifice their lives to fill it." The commander replied.

"Yes, Commander, we must think of a way to shorten the attack distance of the soldiers, preferably within 50 meters. In this way, the soldiers can rely on the cover of grenades to attack and engage in close combat with the Japanese." Staff Sgt.

The chief continued.

After listening to Chief of Staff Li Qing's words, both of them fell into silence, thinking about how to shorten the attack distance.

Suddenly, Liu Hua thought of a plot in a later TV series, which everyone knows as "Bright Sword". In it, Li Yunlong led his troops to attack a hilltop defended by the Japanese. The attack distance was too far, and the soldiers suffered heavy casualties.

Finally, he used a very simple method to break through the position in one fell swoop.

"Chief of Staff, civil work, digging trenches, yes, digging trenches." Commander Liu Hua said excitedly.

Looking at the confused Chief of Staff, Liu Hua knew that Li Qing did not understand what he meant. "Chief of Staff, look, our attack distance is 150 meters. To reduce the distance to 50 meters, we must find a way to be safe.

Through this distance. So I decided to let the soldiers dig trenches. First, I sent some soldiers to crawl to about 50 meters in front of the Japanese position under the cover of darkness and artillery fire. Then I dug individual bunkers on the spot and slowly moved towards them.

Extend on both sides. In this way, we will have the protection of a trench in front of the Japanese position. After sending some soldiers to connect the trenches with each other, the troops can successfully pass through this 100-meter distance." Liu Hua

He carefully expressed his thoughts to the chief of staff.

"Commander, this is really a good idea. In fact, we can dig the trench closer. You know, our soldiers all hold wooden-handled grenades, while the Japs hold melon grenades. In terms of throwing distance,

We have a great advantage. So, we might as well dig the trenches right under the enemy's noses. That means we can throw grenades on their positions, but they can't throw grenades on our positions." Staff Sgt.

After listening to Liu Hua's words, Chang's eyes lit up and he added following the commander's train of thought.

"Yes, the chief of staff was thoughtful. Let's go and assign the mission." After saying that, he walked towards the headquarters.

The artillerymen who received the order opened fire on the Japanese front-line positions again. At the same time, dozens of veterans selected from each battalion also threw away other equipment on their bodies and climbed out of their positions carrying only an engineering shovel.

Under the dark night, he slowly crawled towards the Japanese position.

It wasn't until they were forty meters away from the Japanese position that everyone stopped together, lay down on the ground and began to dig up individual bunkers. Slowly, the soldiers could squat down, and then, the soldiers could already bend down in the bunkers.

After digging the trench to the depth of 1.5 meters specified by the commander, it began to slowly extend to both sides. At the same time, another group of soldiers climbed over and extended to both sides.

With the help of flares, the Japanese also discovered the anomaly in front of the position. However, although the position in front of them was constantly throwing up soil, there was no Eighth Route Army soldier in sight. Throwing grenades would be too far away. Using a grenade can help.

, however, often a grenade fired will attract swarms of artillery shells. Organize troops to rush over. I just tried it. Before a small group of soldiers could rush out of a distance of 20 meters, they were mowed down by the machine guns of eight people on the opposite side.

half of the soldiers.

Therefore, the Japanese soldiers could only watch helplessly as the Eighth Route Army dug trenches in front of their positions and advanced step by step. All they could do was to keep vigilant, hoping that they could hit the two outcropping Eighth Route Army troops.

But, how is this possible? Before departure, cadres at all levels specifically emphasized that soldiers responsible for digging trenches were not allowed to show their heads.

As a result, under the eyes of the Japanese, the soldiers dug trenches faster and faster, and the trenches became longer and longer. With the connection with the trenches behind the positions, more and more people participated in digging trenches. Because everyone

Everyone knows that if you dig an extra meter of trenches toward the enemy's position, you may sacrifice one less soldier...